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GTRS Fiero

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Alternator comparison
« on: March 02, 2020, 10:05:59 pm »
Of course, I don't know how my original alternator worked when new, but I have been comparing my original (working) alternator to a new alternator.  The new alternator spins more freely.  The question is, is this age, or technology?

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Re: Alternator comparison
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2020, 09:24:00 am »
I spun more freely when I was new. ;D

I'd go with the newer bearings in the new model, not technology.
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Re: Alternator comparison
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2020, 02:45:21 pm »
I spun more freely when I was new. ;D


That was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away

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Re: Alternator comparison
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2020, 06:00:41 pm »
I spun more freely when I was new. ;D

I'd go with the newer bearings in the new model, not technology.

In theory, my old alternator could be rebuilt.  I guess that'd be the way to test.